Garment-display device.



' Patented June 8, 190

l/VVEIVTOR m Wm,

WITNESSES! ATTORNEY res T WILLIAM lilEHLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT DZSPLASZ' DEVICE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed may 20, 1908. Serial No. a-33,B6.

- specification.

This invention relates to that class of garment display devices in whichthe means for holding garments is located in a cabinet and adapted to beset in a backward position therein for the storage and protection of thcgoods, and to be moved toward the front opening of the cabinet forhandling the goods and exhibition of the same.

This invention enrbri'l-ces in its conception a garment displayapparatus simple in construction, of few parts, easily erected, andcapable of carrying a heavy load of garments and of being moved from oneposition to another with a minimum amount of force or energy. To thisend a horizontal bar, on which the goods are suspended, is secured ateach of its ends to aside supporting bar; these bars are provided attheir lower ends with rocker bearings so shaped to cause the suspensionbar, when the supporting bars are rocked, to be moved with the leastamount of frictional resistance; and means, as a pivoted lever, forsetting the suspension bar inside and outside the cabinet; all of whichwill be hereafter described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is an elevation of one end of the display device showing it, inrelation to the cabinet, in its inward position, and showing the cabinetin section. Fig. 2' is a similar view of the upper part of the device inits outer position. Fig. 3 a front elevation of the upper part of thecabinet and garment display device, and Fig. 4 shows a modification inthe construction of the operating, lever.

The inclosing case of the device is shown as a cabinet a, the front ofwhich maybe covered by a curtain or by doors I), b, as shown.

The horizontal bar (1 on which the garments are suspended by. anysuitable means, as hangers p, is rigidly connected at its ends by thesupporting rods 6, the lower end of each of them being provided with, acurvilinear rockenshoej, which seats in a bracket support 9 secured tothe lower part of an end of the cabinet. Each bracket support has endwalls h to hold the rocker-shoe against .A end play and curse it oproperly roll o er the bearing surface of bracket support. The

rockcr-shoes f extend from aline passing through the center of the barsc more in an inward than an outward direction, as clearly shown in Fig.1, the object of this construe tion is, as it is desirable to make therocker faces of considerable length, to bring these lower bracketsupports as near the front of the cabinet as possible to permit of theeve posurc of the goods outside the cabinet with the supporting rods ein. the least angular position 1 and this arrangement also permits the]11t1. l\'1l1 ',;()f the cabinet of a depth sufficient only to provideroom for the corals wl'ien it is closed.

The two positions of the suspension bar (5 are controlled by a slottedlever i pivoted atits upper end to the side of the cabinet, the slotj ofwhich. embraces a stud or roller l: on the side of the rod 6, and bythis stud or roller abutting against thecnd of the slot the bar it isarrested and held in its two positions. T his lever i is provided withan extension. and handle l by which it is manipulated in moving thegarment suspension bar by the action of the slot on the roller and toenable the bar cl, with its weight of garments, to be easily moved backfrom its outer position, it is preferred to make the slot j inclinedrelatively to the center line of the lever and camshaped, as in this onter position by reason of the i the weight on the bar c offers groanance to being moved from a state of rest tlian when it in its innerposition. controlling slot of the lever 'imay be stl on a radial linefrom the axis of the lever i, as shown at m Fig. 4, but the other formof slot is thought desirable when heavy loads are carried by the bar a.The ')lVOttl (,Ullllttk tion of the lever i is preferably arrangedwirtically in line with the central points of action of the supportingshoes of the rods 6 it is desirable that the rods 6 rock an equaldistance on each side of the central position. lnlarge devices of thischaracter where the suspension bar 1 is of consideraliile length then anoperating lever i will preferably be placed at each end forrnly act onthe two supporting bars, in which the two levers twill be rigi d 1y con:hector], to a shaft it having hearin at c on. the sides of the cabinet.

llhe gar-incl 1 bar cl by any :1v hange s The gular shape of thsupi'iorting shoes of the cabinet to uni-- The shape of the shoesf maybe varied as desired, the general ides being to have the distancebetween the bar (I and the point of support of the curvilinear bearingface on the that t e same result may be had by making suspension bar,supporting rods connected thereto, curvilinear rocker shoes at the lowerends of the su ortin rods, bracket beer-in supports on W suspension barat either side of its center ef movement.

2. In a garment display device, a garment suspension bar, supportingrods connected thereto, curvilinear rocker shoes at the lower ends ofthe supporting rods, bracket bearing supports onwhich the'shoss ere heldand roll,

and e lever provided with s slot embracing a at stud on a supporting rodto limit the laterel movements of suspension bars.

3. In a garment displsy device, a garment suspension bar, supportingrods connected thereto, curvilinear rocker shoes LL- tile lower ends ofthe supportingrods, bracket bearing supports on. which the shoes areheld and roll, and a lever provided with an extension hundle end as slotembracing e stud on a supporting rod whereby the suspension rod isimovedoh the shoes are held end'roll, f andmeans for-hunting the movement ofthe bearings at their ower ends, and a buck and forth and limited in itslateral movements.

4. In a garment display device, u-garment suspension bar, supportingrods connected thereto at their u per ends and sup ortcd by lbv orprovlded with c manipulating handle and an inclined slot embracing atstud on a supporting bar, whereby the active leverage of the ham die isincreased in moving the suspension b or from its outer to its innerposition, curvilineur rocker shoes at the lower ends of the sup portingrods, and bracket bcorin supports on which the shoes are held and roll,

5. In agerment display device, a garment suspension bsr, supporting rodsconnected thereto, curvilinear rocker shoes at the lower ends of thesupporting rods, bracket bearing sup iorts on which the shoes rest, onoperating lever for ca ch of thesupportiug bars, catch provided with ahandle and inclined cam slot embracing a stud on its; adjacentsupporting rod, a cabinet in which the device located, and a shafthaving bearings at the side of the cabinet and to which the operatinglevers are connected. r

6. In a garment display device, a garment suspension bar, supportingrods connected at their upper ends to the suspension bar and provided attheir lower ends with swinging connections, a stud on one of thesupporting rods, and an operating and controlling lever pivoted on acentral line vertically above the swinging connections of the supportand having a. slot embracing the stud, whereby the suspension bar ismanipulated and limited in its inner and outer positions by the studbein arrested by the outer end of the slot.

in testimony whereof, I. have hereunto l subscribed my name, this 13thday of Mary,

WILLIAM illEHLhlt. Witnesses:

J. CIMoKmBm, JAB. L. BARG-EN.

